Psalms 48

1 A song. A psalm of the Korahites. Great is the Lord and worthy all praise in the city of our God. His holy mountain,

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

2 that rises so fair, is the joy of all the world. Like the mount of the gods is Mount Zion, the city of the great king.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3 Once God made himself known as the defence of her palaces.

God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

4 For see! A concert of kings passed over the frontier together.

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.

5 But one glance, and they were astounded; they hastened away in dismay.

They saw it, then were they amazed; they were dismayed, they hasted away.

6 Trembling took hold of them there, like the pains of a woman in labour.

Trembling took hold of them there; pain, as of a woman in travail.

7 They were shattered, as east wind shatters the giant ships in pieces.

With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

8 What we heard, we now have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God. God will uphold her forever. (Selah)

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

9 We think, O God, of your love, in the midst of your temple.

We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

10 Your fame, O God, like your name, shall extend to the ends of the earth. Victory fills your hand.

As is thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11 Let mount Zion be glad; let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of thy judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, go round her; count her towers.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

13 Set your mind on her ramparts, consider her palaces; that you tell to the next generation

Mark ye welt her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

14 That such is God, our God he it is who shall guide us for ever and ever.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] unto death.